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Cricket club next to royal estate stumped for players
Scottish Daily Express
|June 11, 2025
A CRICKET club which plays close to the King’s Scottish private retreat now needs more players.
When Crathie Cricket Club was formed 76 years ago it boasted a complete line-up of Balmoral staff.
But today, there is only one estate worker - club captain Lyndain O’Brien.
The team plays in North East Scotland Cricket’s Grade Three but some of the most well-known people in the country have been spectators at the club, which is situated west of the castle.
Mr O’Brien said: “We are struggling for players — and if we don’t get enough we may not be able to fulfil all our fixtures.
“The team is quite old — two of the players are in their 70s and several are in their sixties.
“The King would certainly fit the age profile, if he fancied a game”
He continued: “We are the only cricket club — other than Windsor - that can boast such a Royal castle backdrop.
“We played a team of Afghan refugees last year and they were gobsmacked by the King driving past and waving.
This story is from the June 11, 2025 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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